Bathing appabattts



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

FREDERICK KRAEMER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BATHING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 21,138, dated August 10, 1858.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK KRAEMER, of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved BathingApparatus or Device; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe an* neXed drawings, making apart of this specification, in which-Figure 1, is a vertical central section of my invention. Fig. 2, is aplan or top view of dit-to.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

The object of this invention is to obtain within reasonable dimensions abathing device whereby a complete bath may be taken or, the body becompletely immersed equally as well as in large bathing houses.

The invention is designed to be used in private houses and to be aportable aiiair thatmay be moved from place to place with facility andfitted up as occasion may require.

To enable those skilled in the artto fully understand and construct myinvention I will proceed to describe it.

A, represents a bath tub which may be constructed of cast iron or sheetmetal of cylindrical form. The tub is not a perfect cylinder, but may bedescribed as being formed of two semi-cylinders a., Z), of differentdiameters connected together and forming a jog or recess to receivesteps c, as shown clearly in Fig. 2. The tub may be about 4 feet inheight and 3 feet in diameter and a ring d, may be supported by rods e,at a suitable height to form a framing for a curtain or screen f, seeFig. l.

If desired a Hanch g, may project all around from the external surfaceof the tub to form a bearing or support for the same 1n case it is letinto the flooring.. See Fig. l, in which g', represents aI flooring. Inthe latter case no steps would be required at the outer side of the tubas its top would not be much above the flooring, but in case the tub isplaced on the floor steps would be necessary at the outer side. Ineither case the steps c, would be necessary within the tub.

The tub A, is supplied with water, hot and cold, through tubes, thecocks h, of which are shown in Fig. l.

B, is the discharge valve which communicates with a proper waste pipe.

By constructing the bath tub as shown a person may bathe equally as wellas in large baths or in o-pen streams or rivers. The form of the tubpermits aI person to readily immerse his body and the operation ofbathing may be performed with far greater facility than by the usualbathing tubs in which a person must lie at full length in order to. beimmersed. The usual tubs occupy considerable space on the Hoor and owingto their low sides water will unavoidably be scattered on the floorprovided the tub has a. necessary o-r proper supply. By my improvementthese objections are obviated. My invention can be constructed equallyas cheap as the ordinary tubs.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let* ters Patent, is,

The tub A, constructed of two semi-cylindrical portions a, Z), connectedtogether as shown in connection with the steps c, supply cocks z, lz.,and discharge valve B, the whole forming a new and improved article orapparatus for the purpose specified.

F. KRAEMER.

